2020 Pet Holidays for Veterinary Practices – Australia & New Zealand
It’s hard to come up with social media content that is relevant but it is particularly hard to keep up to date with key pet holidays. We’re helping veterinary practices out by keeping you informed of some of the most important pet holidays this year.
As well as important holidays, every year VetCheck launches it seasonal digital toolkits to help practices drive health awareness during each season. Sign up to VetCheck and instantly get access to these digital toolkits.
January
26 January - Australia Day
February
4 February - World Cancer Day
14 February - Valentines Day
March
Polite pets month
Poison prevention awareness month
17 March - St Patrick's Day
21 March - Adopt a Greyhound Day
26 March - Purple Day (Epilepsy awareness)
April
Heartworm Awareness Month
National Pet Month
1 April – April Fools! & Easter
7 April -World health day
8 April – healthy hips day
22 April - Earth day
24-20 April - World immunisation Day (WHO)
25 April - ANZAC Day
28 April - World Veterinary Day
30 April - International Guide Dog Day
May
12 May – Mother’s Day
June
Adopt-a-Cat Month
8 June - National Best Friends Day
19 June - National Garfield Day
July
National Daibetes Week
31 July - National mutt day
August
Pet Dental Health Month
17 August - National black cat appreciation day
22 April - National take your cat to the vet day
24 August - Daffodil Day
Every year in preparation for Pet Dental Health Month, VetCheck launches its Ultimate Veterinary Dental Toolkit to help veterinary teams drive dental business - with dental programs, marketing ideas and social media posts, VetCheck has you covered to drive dental awareness in August.
September
National disaster preparedness month
National guide dogs month
1 Sep - Ginger cat appreciation day
1 Sep - Father’s Day
28 Sep - AFL Grand Final
6 Oct - NRL Grand Final
October
4 Oct 4 - World animal day
16 Oct - Global cat day
31 Oct - Halloween
November
Pet Diabetes month
5 November - Melbourne Cup Day
December
National Pet ID Month
25 December - Christmas